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Dress Codes and Reasonable Adjustments

ChunkyGilmore
over 2 years ago

Hi everyone,

I recently had my first day as a teacher trainee at my second school placement, however I have an issue with the male staff dress code at the school and I'm looking for advice on reasonable adjustments.

My school mentor has asked me to wear a tie, and I have explained to her that I am autistic and find it extremely uncomfortable to wear them. I'm not sure why, but wearing a tie just diminishes my confidence and makes me feel emotionally and physically exhausted.

(This is an absolutely non-negotiable issue for me - I'm not even open to compromising on wearing a clip-on tie or even a bow tie.)

Would it constitute a reasonable adjustment for the school to excuse me from wearing a tie?

Jordan

Other Notes

I have explained to my university tutor that I believe it constitutes a reasonable adjustment, however she still believes I should wear a tie if my school is asking me to. I have also explained the issue to the disability department at my university, who believe that it is certainly reasonable for me to ask the school again to excuse me from wearing a tie.

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  • over 2 years ago

    I think that a move on your part to some form of compromise might be useful. Wearing a shirt that a tie might be expected to be worn with might be rather a glaring breach, especially if pupils ere expected to wear ties and are disciplined for not doing so. Therefore, wearing a type of shirt which does not accommodate a tie might be a compromise. The sort of round-collared 'grandad shirt' for example, or polo-neck or turtle-neck jumpers

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  • over 2 years ago

    I think that a move on your part to some form of compromise might be useful. Wearing a shirt that a tie might be expected to be worn with might be rather a glaring breach, especially if pupils ere expected to wear ties and are disciplined for not doing so. Therefore, wearing a type of shirt which does not accommodate a tie might be a compromise. The sort of round-collared 'grandad shirt' for example, or polo-neck or turtle-neck jumpers

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